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Thursday, December 23, 2021

45 Million Have Had Covid

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Nearly one in five Americans aged 18 or older (19 percent) say they have been diagnosed with Covid-19, according to the Census Bureau's ...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Slowest Population Growth in U.S. History

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The nation's population has never grown more slowly. Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021, the U.S. population grew by just 0.1 percent...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

How Americans Feel about America

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Every year for the past 12, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) has fielded the American Values Survey. One purpose of the survey ...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

This Does Not Compute

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What kind of housing do most older Americans want to live in as they age? They want to live in their own house, of course. According to an A...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Why the Decline in Dual-Income Couples?

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According to the 2021 Current Population Survey, just 50 percent of the nation's married couples are dual-income—meaning both husband an...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Home Births Way Up in 2020

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The number of home births surged in 2020. The 45,646 babies born at home were 19 percent more than the 2019 number. Babies born at home acco...
Thursday, December 09, 2021

Why People Moved in the Past 12 Months

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For the past two decades, the Census Bureau has been asking the nation's movers the main reason for their move. Over the years, wanting ...
Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Big Increase in Number of Householders 55-Plus

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Between 2000 and 2021, the number of households headed by older Americans (people aged 55 or older) grew by an enormous 65 percent, accordin...
Tuesday, December 07, 2021

73% of Americans Believe in Heaven

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The great majority of Americans aged 18 or older believe in heaven, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. A smaller 62 percent b...
Thursday, December 02, 2021

60% of the Unvaccinated Are Republicans

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The growing majority of unvaccinated adults in the United States identify themselves as Republican. As of October 2021, Republicans accounte...
Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Fewest Nuclear Families since 1959

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Among the nation's 130 million households in 2021, only 23.1 million were married couples with children under age 18. Not since 1959 hav...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021

61% of Faith and Flag Conservatives Have Guns

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Every few years, Pew Research Center probes the political beliefs of Americans, sorting the public into what it calls political typologies. ...
Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Movers from Abroad at 70-Year Low

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Not only are Americans moving at a record low pace , but fewer people are moving to the United States from abroad. Only 611,000 movers from ...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Many Americans Report Drug Problems in Family

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Drug use is a common family problem. Nearly one-third of Americans (32 percent) report having had a drug problem in their family, according ...
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Geographic Mobility Again Falls to All-Time Low

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Only 8.4 percent of Americans lived in a different house in 2021 than one year earlier, according to the Census Bureau's Current Populat...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Center of Population Still in Missouri

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The center of population is still in Missouri, the Census Bureau reports. The center's latitude and longitude place it 14.6 miles northe...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

31% of Young Adults Have Dabbled in Cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrency is making inroads into the financial affairs of the American public, especially among young adults. Overall, 16 percent of pe...
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Most Americans Misled by Covid Falsehoods

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How many Americans have been snookered by Covid misinformation? Turns out, the majority of Americans have, according to a survey by the Kais...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Median Household Income of Married Couples Tops $100,000

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The median household income of married couples has grown by leaps and bounds over the past half century, according to the Census Bureau'...
Tuesday, November 09, 2021

800,000 Deaths by Year's End

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The first recorded death from Covid-19 occurred on February 27, 2020, according to the CDC. By the end of the year, the virus had killed 363...
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Cheryl Russell
Demographer Cheryl Russell was the editorial director of New Strategist Press and the editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine. She has written numerous books about demographic trends. Ms. Russell is a professional demographer with a degree from Cornell University.
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